plenty of this. you know, i know you have been seeing a lot of politicians around lately. reporter: warmly courted by the president tuesday who stopped an aluminum manufacturer to talk jobs. iowa, you and i, we go a long way back. reporter: a few hours away, sarah palin brought her brand of celebrity to a movie premier attended by about 300 iowans. it is a wonderful story about american values. reporter: shot documentary style, the movie depicts palin favorably as a tough reformer in alaska. she had courage to try. she had taken on the system already. reporter: made by a conservative filmmaker who said palin cooperated but had no control over the film s content. i think it plays the tea party movement and i hope it energizes people to get engaged. we are still thinking about that. reporter: palin was asked about daughter brit toll s comments that mom decided whether she ll run or not. she definitely knows.